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Tag: Responsible Innovation

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Research + Innovation

A New Era in Genetic Engineering: Breakthroughs in Gene Editing and Expression Control with mvGPT

Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web browser and camera, among many other devices. The … Read More ›

Posted on January 8, 2025January 8, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Revolutionizing Data Centers: Penn Engineers’ Breakthrough in Photonic Switching

Every second, terabytes of data — the equivalent of downloading thousands upon thousands of movies at once — travel around the world as light in … Read More ›

Posted on January 7, 2025June 2, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Nature’s Instructions: How Fungi Make a Key Medicinal Molecule

For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a goldmine for medicines. They’ve provided … Read More ›

Posted on December 18, 2024December 17, 2024
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Research + Innovation

Unlocking the Brain: Peptide-Guided Nanoparticles Deliver mRNA to Neurons

Penn Engineers have modified lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) — the revolutionary technology behind the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines — to not only cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) … Read More ›

Posted on December 17, 2024December 16, 2024
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Research + Innovation, Students

Unlocking Multi-Core Potential: Robert Gifford’s Breakthroughs in Real-Time System Safety

Robert Gifford, a doctoral candidate with the Penn Research in Embedded Computing and Integrated Systems Engineering (PRECISE) Center, is at the forefront of revolutionizing real-time … Read More ›

Posted on November 20, 2024June 2, 2025
Three researchers squat near a robot.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Giving Robots Superhuman Vision Using Radio Signals

In the race to develop robust perception systems for robots, one persistent challenge has been operating in bad weather and harsh conditions. For example, traditional, … Read More ›

Posted on November 12, 2024June 2, 2025
Ritesh Agrawal poses next to a microscope used in his research.
In the News, Research + Innovation

Breakthrough in Energy-Efficient Avalanche-based Amorphization Could Revolutionize Data Storage

The atoms of amorphous solids like glass have no ordered structure; they arrange themselves randomly, like scattered grains of sand on a beach. Normally, making … Read More ›

Posted on November 6, 2024November 5, 2024
Cesar de la Fuente
In the News, Research + Innovation

New Class of Encrypted Peptides Offer Hope in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

In a significant advance against the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have identified a novel class of antimicrobial agents known as encrypted peptides, which … Read More ›

Posted on November 5, 2024December 9, 2024
A young woman wearing a denim jacket and jeans stands in front of a sign on UPenn's campus, with fall foliage in the backhround.
Alumni, In the News

From Penn Engineering to AI Leadership: Archana Vemulapalli’s Path to Success

For Archana Vemulapalli (GEN’01, CGS’05) one of the most important workplace lessons is to treat your role with respect. “Sometimes I see people who are … Read More ›

Posted on October 30, 2024June 2, 2025
Events, In the News

Penn Engineering Launches Responsible Innovation Initiative

For Penn founder Benjamin Franklin, the purpose of innovation was to serve others. Whether inventing a more efficient stove, bifocal lenses or the first flexible … Read More ›

Posted on October 29, 2024November 4, 2024

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